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foreshows

foreshows is the plural of foreshow.

foreshows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of foreshow.

Meaning of foreshow

Noun

foreshow (plural foreshows)

  1. (obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.
    • The fore-shew of their inclination whilest they are young is so uncertaine […] that it is very hard, (yea for the wisest) to ground any certaine judgement […]., Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.139

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Questions about foreshows

What is foreshows the plural of?
Foreshows is the plural of foreshow.

Words near foreshows in the dictionary

  1. foreshower
  2. foreshowers
  3. foreshowing
  4. foreshowings
  5. foreshown
  6. foreshows
  7. foreside
  8. foresides
  9. foresight
  10. foresighted
  11. foresightedly

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